A GIANT cheque for a giant amount changed hands this week. At an official presentation on “Hospital Hill”, overlooking Dungog, representatives of Valley Team Penning and the Eastern Branch Australian Stock Horse Society (ASHS) donated $9000 to Dungog Shire Palliative…
THE Community Builders Program has been making waves across the Dungog Shire and Stroud over the past 12 months, inspiring residents to think critically about what it means to build a strong and thriving community. The program is now entering…
THE State and Federal governments activated disaster assistance to 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in northern NSW last Thursday in anticipation of the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The NSW Government’s Natural Disaster Declaration applies to the LGAs of: Ballina,…
WOOTTON’S Stephen Burke will contest the seat of Lyne for the Australian Citizens Party in the 2025 Federal election. Mr Burke, who has lived in the region for the past two-and-a-half years with his wife Linda, is the operator of…
HOUSEHOLDS could fork out an extra $450 a year for power by 2030 if policymakers pursue nuclear and a slower renewable rollout, modelling suggests. An analysis commissioned by the Clean Energy Council found the additional pricey gas needed under…
OPERATING in Dungog for more than a quarter century, Hunter Dental Group is now serving clients from its new location at 184-186 Dowling Street. The clinic first opened in 1997 to provide Dungog locals with quality dental service. Located on…
COMMUNITIES across the Hunter are being urged to jump online to nominate their local volunteers for the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. The awards are an annual program run by The Centre for Volunteering to recognise the outstanding…
FIRE and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has launched the latest tool in its technological arsenal, a drone that can “smell”. The FRNSW Aviation Unit and Hazardous Material teams are constantly looking for innovative ways to utilise the drone fleet, first formed…
KAINE Tarlinton, Managing Director of Buildcert, has been elected the President of the Housing Industry Association (HIA) Hunter region. “A Hunter based certifier and licensed builder with over 20 years’ experience Kaine has become the HIA Hunter’s eighth Regional President,”…
BOTH major parties have promised to deliver an urgent care clinic (UCC) in Maitland if successful at the 2025 Federal election. Medicare UCCs provide urgent bulk-billed health care in a general practice setting. Advertise with News of The Area today.…